The Mueller Investigation

Less than a third of Americans trust their government. Only 42% trust the media. The clear delineations between fact, opinion and misinformation have been blurred to neurotic extremes. While these issues predate the current administration, no human has served as a more powerful accelerant for national distrust than President Trump.

The Mueller investigation has overstayed its welcome and needs to draw to a close. What began as a counterintelligence inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election has meandered into avenues well beyond its scope, created a hostile and pernicious social environment, and neglected major red flags along partisan lines.

Less than a third of Americans trust their government. Only 42% trust the media. The clear delineations between fact, opinion and misinformation have been blurred to neurotic extremes. While these issues predate the current administration, no human has served as a more powerful accelerant for national distrust than President Trump.

There is no political win to be gained in this investigation. This probe isn’t about “protecting” or “taking down” a president on the opposing team. It’s about preserving democracy.

The Mueller investigation has overstayed its welcome and needs to draw to a close. What began as a counterintelligence inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election has meandered into avenues well beyond its scope, created a hostile and pernicious social environment, and neglected major red flags along partisan lines.

While Russia was actively trolling the election, it did so from multiple angles and sought a strategy of general chaos. The results of the investigation itself are woefully underwhelming when measured against the charges of enough election interference to place Trump in the White House.